COPYRIGHT Legislation

Title 17- Copyrights
This is perhaps the best page on the Web for reading Title 17.                       
It is a good place to learn about the particulars of Copyright Laws.

United States Government Copyright Office from the Library of
Congress
Without a doubt, this should be the first Web site to consult with questions about copyright laws
in America.  As the Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyrights explains,
“Our homepage has been created with the desire to serve the copyright
community of creators and users, as well as the general public.”
This site is well organized with a lot of very useful (and interesting)
information that can be downloaded for free.

Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet
A good Website to use to study legislative history.
Be warned that many are not a complete legislative history but this is a good place to start.

ALA’s Association for Library Collections and Technical Services
This page is an extremely well organized and useful pathfinder about copyright law. 
Many of the links are followed with an abstract about the site.
There is plenty of great information that is hard to find anywhere else on the Web.

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998
This is a pdf document for The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) that
was signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1998. Provides complete explanation of the
five titles of DMCA. 

Association of Research Libraries, Washington, D.C.
This is an informative pathfinder created by the Association of Research Libraries with links
to articles and Web sites about The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998.
The link to the timeline of The DMCA is extremely useful.

Digital Future Coalition
The Digital Future Coalition (DFC) is responsible for "the ongoing debate
regarding the appropriate application of intellectual property law to the emerging digital
network environment." This is an interesting Web site with good information about copyright
in the Digital Age.                                              

Electronic Frontier Foundation
The EFF aims to protect “freedom where law and technology collide.” This is a
decent site with an archived list of articles well worth perusing. Also, the alphabetized links
located to the right of the homepage is a good place to start looking for information about
copyright laws and the Digital Age.

Title: DMCA Section 104 Report: A Report of the Register of Copyrights
Pursuant to Section 104 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, V. 1-3
From GPO Access, this is a set of 3 books that evaluates Title 1 of the DMCA as well as
“the relationship between existing and emerging technology.”
Perhaps, may be considered a useful source for those doing research regarding the DMCA.

For more information please review information available from GPO ACCESS.

Copyright Registration (Library of Congress)
A link to the Library Congress’ information about Copyright Registration.
Pointed out here, is the fact that registration is not a condition of copyright
protection but there are several advantages for registering a work for copyright protection.

Copyright Registration Forms (Library of Congress)
A link to the forms needed for registration for a work. These forms are free and available
for download. Please read printing instructions carefully.
Scroll to the menu list and select forms needed for registration.

Copyright Clearance Center, Inc.
Requires login information to access information. Formed in 1978, CCC is the largest
licenser of text reproductions in the world and provides reproduction and distribution
of copyrighted materials in print and electronic formats.

                         INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT LAWS

Web site Addresses for International Copyright Offices
Created by the World Intellectual Property Organization, this page links to International
Copyright Offices. Please note, many are written in each country’s native language and
some provide no translation.

Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
A Union designed to protect the literary of international authors and artists.

World Intellectual Property Organization
Homepage of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO),
an international agency that aims to establish protection of intellectual property in
countries around the world.

                                          CREATED BY ALLISON K. JONES
                                                on 1 DECEMBER 2003

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